The California Charter Schools Association today recognized Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as this year’s recipient of the Hart Vision Award for Charter School Supporter of the Year for his continued commitment to charter schools.

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man without trials”, the ancient thinker Confucius once wrote of adversity. Perhaps the same can be said of this year’s winners of the California Charter Schools Association’s Susan Steelman Bragato Scholarships.

The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) began its 17th Annual Conference today at the Sacramento Convention Center. The Conference, which will run through Thursday morning, will host some 2,300 teachers, principals and leaders in the growing charter community from across the state.